GPS2K01

Or you can employ the use of this machine at a nearby dealer.
http://www.motorlife.com/

A lot of the Rover guys have used this machine and I've had it done on my D90. Sat there and watched the tech do it. I requested that he use a fresh batch of solution so I could see exactly what was being extracted. The solution is heated and cycled several times through the entire system.

Is it necessary for what you've got-dunno.

SpitfireS

That Bilstein R 2000 machine must be good!

WarrenW

Very good question. I'd like to know what Xviper & Billman think.

I think that the Gunk and other brands of engine flush is nothing more than a quart of kerosene, though I could be wrong. I've used it on other engines, not the S, with no harm to the engine.

I change the oil ion my S as close to 3,000 miles as I can. I took the cam cover off to inspect the valve keepers a month or so ago and the inside of the cover and the valve train looked so clean you could eat off it. And that was with 93k or 94k miles on it.

Warren

tritium_pie

NEVER use Jiffy Lube -- They will RIP YOU OFF

NEVER use Jiffy Lube -- They will RIP YOU OFF

NEVER use Jiffy Lube -- They will RIP YOU OFF

http://youtube.com/watch?v=wiCAJ8ULnaI
http://youtube.com/watch?v=hDosAK4Q4ms







/Thank you, Head-On

WarrenW

Nice find!

OWNED!

Warren

shotiable

i stopped using jiffy lube after i saw that... thats why i change my own oil now.
i used engine flush on my 93 celica before... but it didnt really do crap.
i just wanna get rid of the stuff that gets left in the engine.

xviper

I'm not sure what the active ingredient is in those engine flushes, but it has to be a very effective solvent to dissolve sludge buildup. Engine flushes are for engines that have not seen the proper oil and filter maintenance. In almost all cases, an engine that has been taken care of by the "proper" recommended oil and filter changes don't need this sort of first aid. Only when the owner pushes the limit of what he/she thinks the oil and filter can do, do we see a need for a remedy. Modern day fuels burn pretty clean and all brand name motor oils will take care of taking up the by-products of combustion. You don't have to look very hard to find sludge. That "finger sweep" under the oil fill cap is a pretty good and simple method of finding it.

However, it should be mentioned that if such a treatment is used, following the directions on the product is very important. Some people consider that if a little is good, a lot more is better. The sames goes for the amount of time this product is in the engine. It can serve no purpose but to do harm if it's kept in circulation beyond the recommended time frame.

Syncmaster

Some Toyotas are notorious for building up engine sludge. Sometimes the buildup is un-fixable, and would cause the motor to crap out. But this was mainly in the 3Liter V-6 in mid-late 90's camrys, avalons, lexus es300s, and the minivan. Still, it could effect other Toyota engines.

The sludging of these engines is mainly caused due to long oil change intervals recommended in the owner's manual (they obviosuly screwed up).

I recommend searching for "toyota engine sludge", and I guarantee you will find many resources to look through.

Hope this helps!

Syncmaster

BTW, I used Auto-rx in my old es300, it works pretty good, but still didn't clean the engine completley.